title: Decrease corneal hysteresis in steroid-induced ocular hypertension: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a case of steroid-induced ocular hypertension in which a clinical significant increase in intraocular pressure resulted with a corresponding corneal hysteresis decreased response.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case report is presented in which a 62-year-old white male who was diagnosed with rosacea meibomitis and treated with topical antibiotic steroid combination ointment responded such.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case report illustrates a reverse model of the topical antiglaucoma medication studies recently described of decrease in intraocular pressure with an increase in corneal hysteresis with the application of topical prostaglandins and beta-blocker compounds. This may provide additional insight into how the biomechanical properties of the cornea and tunics of the eye respond to local applications of different ocular medications.
authors.affiliation: Tallahassee Outpatient Veterans Health Clinic, 1607 St James Court, Tallahassee, FL 32308, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Molinari
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003315:Cornea / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone; D014031:Tobramycin